iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF (NYSEARCA:EWU) Short Interest Update

iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF (NYSEARCA:EWU) saw a significant increase in short interest in the month of February. As of February 13th, there was short interest totaling 3,656,121 shares, an increase of 53.9% from the January 29th total of 2,375,489 shares. Approximately 5.7% of the company’s shares are short sold. Based on an average daily volume of 2,751,149 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 1.3 days. Based on an average daily volume of 2,751,149 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 1.3 days. Approximately 5.7% of the company’s shares are short sold.

iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF Price Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA:EWU opened at $48.68 on Friday. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $45.91 and its 200 day moving average is $43.55. The company has a market cap of $3.15 billion, a PE ratio of 15.42 and a beta of 0.71. iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF has a 1 year low of $32.76 and a 1 year high of $48.92.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. TD Waterhouse Canada Inc. increased its position in iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF by 28.6% during the 4th quarter. TD Waterhouse Canada Inc. now owns 1,002 shares of the company’s stock valued at $44,000 after purchasing an additional 223 shares during the period. Lmcg Investments LLC increased its position in shares of iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF by 0.9% during the fourth quarter. Lmcg Investments LLC now owns 27,313 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,201,000 after buying an additional 237 shares during the period. Lunt Capital Management Inc. raised its stake in iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF by 4.8% in the fourth quarter. Lunt Capital Management Inc. now owns 5,336 shares of the company’s stock worth $235,000 after buying an additional 245 shares in the last quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp raised its stake in iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF by 24.4% in the third quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 1,300 shares of the company’s stock worth $54,000 after buying an additional 255 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Tactive Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF by 6.1% in the fourth quarter. Tactive Advisors LLC now owns 5,428 shares of the company’s stock worth $239,000 after buying an additional 310 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 58.38% of the company’s stock.

About iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF

The iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF (EWU) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the MSCI United Kingdom index. The fund tracks a market cap-weighted index of British companies. It covers the top 85% of British companies by market cap. EWU was launched on Mar 12, 1996 and is managed by BlackRock.